Question

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 25 red tulip​ bulbs, 20 yellow tulip​ bulbs, and 55 purple tulip bulbs. ​(a) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ red? ​(b) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ purple? ​(c) interpret these two probabilities.

Answer 1

To find the probability, you write a fraction with the number of expected outcomes to total possible number of outcomes.

a) Red - 25/100

b) Purple -55/100

c). There is a 25% or 1 in 4 chance to select a red bulb and a 55% or 5 in 11 chance of selecting a purple bulb.